Chapter 193: Mother Killed Eldest Brother...
A moment later, Du Yi returned with a large saber.
"General," Du Yi called out.
Xiang Minghou held out his hand.
Du Yi hesitated.
"Give it to me."
Du Yi placed the saber in his hand.
"Boss, don’t do anything rash."
"Big Brother, I’ll never do it again! Please, spare me this time, Big Brother..." Xiang Mingli cried, scrambling into the Old Madam’s arms. "Mother, save me..."
The Old Madam had never seen Xiang Minghou look like this before, and she trembled all over. "Minghou, I’ll have your brother’s wife bring out all the remaining jewelry. I’ll give you mine, too. And... and all the silver I’ve saved over the years. I’ll give it all to you, alright, Minghou?"
"Men, pull the Old Madam away," Xiang Minghou ordered coldly.
Hearing the command, the servants watching from the shadows immediately stepped forward and pulled the Old Madam away.
"Let me go! All of you, let me go! Minghou!"
"Mother... Mother, save me!" Xiang Mingli lunged, trying to grab onto his mother.
"Du Yi, hold him down. Today, I will chop off his fingers myself." Xiang Minghou gripped the large saber, his expression terrifying.
Du Yi moved forward and pinned the stunned Xiang Mingli to the ground.
Xiang Mingli finally snapped out of it, struggling and screaming, "Big Brother, let me go! I’ll never do it again! It’s just money! I swear, I’ll sell everything I own to pay you back! I’m begging you, spare me!"
"Minghou, how dare you! That’s your own brother, your full-blooded brother! If you dare to touch him, I will never forgive you!" The Old Madam’s face was pale, but no matter how she thrashed about, she couldn’t break free from the two large men holding her back.
Xiang Minghou’s eyes remained cold. He paid her words no mind; he had heard them far too many times before.
’Full-blooded brother?’
’What a joke!’
Du Yi used his leg to pin Xiang Mingli’s head down and used his other hand to press his arm flat, spreading his fingers against the floor.
"Xiang Minghou, you lunatic! You animal! You son of a bitch! If you cut off my hand, I’ll never let you get away with this!" When his pleading failed, and he saw the man looming over him, Xiang Mingli couldn’t stop himself from cursing.
Xiang Minghou raised his hand and brought the saber down.
"AH... AHHH..."
Xiang Mingli let out a bloodcurdling scream. His head swam as blood gushed from the wound. Two fingers lay silently on the ground.
The butler and the servants watched in horror...
"Mingli... ah... Mingli..." The Old Madam’s eyes were wide with anguish. A breath caught in her throat, and though her mouth was open, no sound came out.
The servant holding her was terrified and quickly let go. "Old Madam! Old Madam!"
"AAAHHH... Xiang Minghou, you lunatic! Why don’t you just die!" Xiang Mingli shrieked, writhing on the ground in agony.
The Old Madam finally managed to draw a breath. Seeing her precious son writhing in pain, her world seemed to collapse. She glared daggers at Xiang Minghou.
"If I ever find out you’ve been gambling again, you won’t be keeping your hand." Xiang Minghou had slain countless men on the battlefield without his hand ever shaking, but now, the hand clutching the saber inside his sleeve trembled slightly.
"Xiang Minghou, may you die a horrible death! A horrible death!" Xiang Mingli clutched his bleeding hand, struggling to sit up from the ground.
His face an icy mask, Xiang Minghou said nothing. He threw down the saber and turned to leave.
SHUNK...
His expression froze. He looked down at his abdomen, then slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with utter disbelief—
"General!" Du Yi lunged forward.
Xiang Minghou raised a hand, stopping Du Yi in his tracks. His gaze was fixed on the person before him.
"Mother—"
"You dare touch a single hair on my son’s head, and I’ll kill you! Kill you!" the Old Madam shrieked, viciously plunging the dagger she held deep into Xiang Minghou’s abdomen.
Xiang Mingli’s eyes went wide with terror. He slowly scrambled up from the floor. ’Mother killed Big Brother... Mother killed Big Brother...’